#Latest news with #AbbeyMillsBBC News07-05-2025GeneralBBC NewsKing Charles jokes with workers at Thames Tideway super sewerKings visits Thames Tideway Tunnel 'super sewer' The super sewer at Abbey Mills Pumping station photographed before completion last year King Charles has told workers at the Thames Tideway Tunnel a "humongous horror" of rain is bound to fall. He was responding to the information the "super sewer" worked better when it rained, as he marked the completion of the 10-year work. The tunnel has been fully connected since August last year and prevents half a million tonnes of sewage from entering the river every year. Tideway - the firm behind the project - said the it would reduce sewage pollution into the river by 95%.
BBC News07-05-2025GeneralBBC NewsKing Charles jokes with workers at Thames Tideway super sewerKings visits Thames Tideway Tunnel 'super sewer' The super sewer at Abbey Mills Pumping station photographed before completion last year King Charles has told workers at the Thames Tideway Tunnel a "humongous horror" of rain is bound to fall. He was responding to the information the "super sewer" worked better when it rained, as he marked the completion of the 10-year work. The tunnel has been fully connected since August last year and prevents half a million tonnes of sewage from entering the river every year. Tideway - the firm behind the project - said the it would reduce sewage pollution into the river by 95%.